04/23/2017, M3.4 near Montecito

Aftershocks: so far there has been 1 aftershock recorded, m3.1 at 11:56:01 PDT. Some may be expected in the next few days, the largest expected is approximately 1 magnitude unit smaller than the mainshock. There is a small chance (about 5%%) that a larger quake could occur, with the likelihood decreasing over time.

Historical seismicity: since our records began in 1932 we’ve had 5 events of M4 or greater within 10km of today’s event, the largest was M5.5 (1941/07/01) and the most recent was M4.1 on 10 Mar 1986.